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Whisker Haven
Whisker Haven Tales with the Palace Pets logo.png
Also known asWhisker Haven Tales with the Palace Pets
Genre Animated series
Based onPalace Pets toyline
Story byShea Fontana
Directed byAlan Lau
Voices of
  • Emma Salzman
  • Bailey Gambertogilo
  • Myla Beau
  • Sanai Victoria
  • Natalie Coughlin
  • Henry Kaufman
  • Anne Halli
  • Grace Kaufman
Opening theme"Whisker Haven Theme"
Country of originUnited States
No. of seasons3
No. of episodes31
Production
Running time312 minutes (seasons 1–2)
2 minutes (season 3)
Production companiesGhostbot Studios
Disney Publishing
Original release
Network Disney Junior
ReleaseJune 20, 2015 (2015-06-20) 
August 14, 2017 (2017-08-14)
Related
Disney Princess

Whisker Haven Tales with the Palace Pets is an American animated short series animated produced by Disney Publishing and Ghostbot Studios. [1] It is based on the Disney's Palace Pets, a spinoff of the Disney Princess franchise. [2] The series is directed by Alan Lau and written by Shea Fontana. It premiered on the Disney Junior watch app and subsequently aired on Disney Junior. The animated shorts were made available through the accompanying app as of 2019 “Palace Pets in Whisker Haven,” which also included activities and games featuring the Palace Pets. [3]

Contents

Premise

Whisker Haven Tales with the Palace Pets stars a core group of six palace pets: Treasure, Pumpkin, Petite, Sultan, Dreamy and Berry along with the caretaker fairy hummingbird Miss Featherbon. These Palace Pets enter magical portals from their respective Princess Kingdoms and travel to the animal kingdom of Whisker Haven. [4] [5]

In this new magical world, the Palace Pets go on fun-filled adventures and learn to value friendship, kindness and loyalty. From putting on a dance show to throwing the biggest ball, there's no task too big, too small, or too glamorous for the Palace Pets. [6]

Characters

Main

Supporting

Episodes

Series overview

SeasonEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast aired
1 10June 20, 2015 (2015-06-20)August 3, 2015 (2015-08-03)
2 13March 14, 2016 (2016-03-14)December 1, 2016 (2016-12-01)
3 8June 3, 2017 (2017-06-03)August 14, 2017 (2017-08-14)

Season 1 (2015)

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleOriginal air date [9]
11"Welcome to Whisker Haven"June 20, 2015 (2015-06-20)
When Pumpkin floods the ballroom, it's up to Treasure and her friends to save her.
22"A Dreamy-ful Birthday"June 20, 2015 (2015-06-20)
Berry, Pumpkin and Treasure are preparing a birthday party surprise for Dreamy - but in order to plan the perfect birthday party, they have to make sure Dreamy doesn't find out.
33"The Night Knight Guard"June 20, 2015 (2015-06-20)
Sultan and Treasure try to prove who is the bravest knight in Whisker Haven. After a series of tests, the Palace Pets ask Pumpkin to judge who should be named to the Knight Night Guard.
44"Cake-tillion"June 20, 2015 (2015-06-20)
The annual Cake-tillion celebration is about to begin in Whisker Haven, but the Palace Pets are unable to find Lily with all of the whisker cakes. To find her, they have to embark on a mission into the woods before the sweetest day of the year.
55"Throwing a Ball"June 20, 2015 (2015-06-20)
Pumpkin is throwing the most grand ball that Whisker Haven has ever seen, and the Palace Pets are willing to help her. That being said, getting the celebration ready in time might be harder than they hope.
66"Hat's a Wrap!"June 20, 2015 (2015-06-20)
On the day of the Whisker Haven Derby, one of the Palace Pets is chosen as the Royal Derby Starter. Pumpkin creates a hat perfect for the occasion and gives it to Treasure, but Treasure is not so sure about Pumpkin’s derby day gift.
77"The Cookie Boogie"July 13, 2015 (2015-07-13)
When Ms. Featherbon's magic dust turns Berry's cat-shaped cookies into real cats, it's up to Treasure and Berry to stop the cookies from ruining Pumpkin's Dance Recital.
88"TuTu-Terrific"July 20, 2015 (2015-07-20)
The Pets visit the Tutu Flower Fields to make their own tutus for the Tutu Terrific Parade. Petite may not know what makes her terrific, but little does she know that her best friends do.
99"Harvest Haven"July 27, 2015 (2015-07-27)
It's time for the Annual Harvest in Whisker Haven. As the pets try to find enough biscuits for the Critterzens, Treasure and Sultan compete to find the most biscuits, while Petite searches with a plan of her own.
1010"Flying High Tea"August 3, 2015 (2015-08-03)
Sultan's eager to try Berry's biscuits, but his prizes treats are only available for the Pets' tea party. The rambunctious tiger joins the event, but unfortunately, the tea party attendance comes with strict rules.

Season 2 (2016)

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleOriginal air date
111"Hearts! Hooves! Eggs!"March 14, 2016 (2016-03-14)
When it's spring time, Treasure, Sultan, Taj, and Nuzzles decide to go on an egg hunt.
122"Pets on the Hunt!"March 23, 2016 (2016-03-23)
The Palace Pets go on a scavenger hunt.
133"Whisker Haven Masquerade"March 30, 2016 (2016-03-30)
The Palace Pets go to the Whisker Haven Masquerade.
144"Chowing Down"April 5, 2016 (2016-04-05)
All of Mr. Chow's kibble has gone missing, so Fern investigates to find out what happened to it.
155"Whisker Haven Buddies Day"April 13, 2016 (2016-04-13)
Petite pairs up with Nyle for Buddies Day.
166"Where is Taj?"April 20, 2016 (2016-04-20)
The Palace Pets play a game of hide and seek with Taj.
177"Helping Hooves"July 15, 2016 (2016-07-15)
Truffles and Bibbidy help Pumpkin find her missing bows.
188"Whoop-de-Doo!"July 21, 2016 (2016-07-21)
Join the Palace Pets as they rehearse for their show.
199"Brie-zy Does It!"July 27, 2016 (2016-07-27)
Brie believes she can make many saddles all on her own for the Royal Pony-Palooza, although it's not as easy as she thinks.
2010"Treasure's Island"August 23, 2016 (2016-08-23)
The Palace Pets are hiving a pool party, but it seems Petite feels uncomfortable about going in the water.
2111"Slipper-Sparkle"September 1, 2016 (2016-09-01)
Slipper puts sparkles all over the sails and the deck of Treasure's ship, but the sparkles ruin the ship instead of making it better.
2212"Halloween in Whisker Haven"October 1, 2016 (2016-10-01)
Berry has been so busy that she's forgotten to make a Halloween costume of her own. Fortunately, her friends Daisy, Matey, and Slipper try to help her make a costume.
2313"Winter in Whisker Haven"December 1, 2016 (2016-12-01)
With all of the new Palace Pets arriving, Miss Featherbon has become overwhelmed. Now it's up to a few of those Pets to deliver the presents in time for Christmas.

Season 3 (2017)

By this period, episode lengths have been reduced from 3 12 minutes to just 2 minutes.

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleOriginal air date
241"Tunnels of Fun"June 3, 2017 (2017-06-03)
When Berry tries to deliver her basket of goodies all over Whisker Haven, she keeps falling into holes.
252"The Fancy Fur Ball"June 3, 2017 (2017-06-03)
When Treasure does Pumpkin's hair for the Fur Ball, the disastrous do makes Pumpkin wig out.
263"Pawcation Investigation"July 31, 2017 (2017-07-31)
When Treasure and River gather supplies for the pets' Pawcation, they discover the yacht is missing and that they must find it.
274"S-Paw Day"July 31, 2017 (2017-07-31)
Sultan doesn't want anything to do with Pumpkin's S-Paw Day - that is, until he discovers how comfy lounge chairs are.
285"Ashes to Ashes"August 7, 2017 (2017-08-07)
Slipper's dragon friend Ash comes to visit, but her newfound fire-breathing power sparks trouble on the yacht.
296"Sheep Trick"August 7, 2017 (2017-08-07)
Petite has trouble memorizing the ship's terms for her Captain's exam.
307"Sleep Talkers"August 14, 2017 (2017-08-14)
While in their new camper, Sultan and Treasure keep waking up Dreamy with their noisy car games.
318"It's Camper Time"August 14, 2017 (2017-08-14)
Chipper and Pumpkin try to find common ground when Chipper wants to go camping and Pumpkin wants to go glamping.

Broadcast

Whisker Haven Tales with the Palace Pets episodes premiered on the Disney Junior watch app. [10] It later aired on Disney Junior on June 20, 2015. [11] [12] The second season was released on March 14, 2016. [13] The third season debuted on June 3, 2017. [14] The series was later made available to stream on DisneyNow. [15]

Reception

Viewership

On March 16, 2016, it was announced that the first season of Whisker Haven Tales with the Palace Pets generated over 204 million views across all platforms in 2015. [16] [17]

Critical response

Ashley Jones of Romper ranked Whisker Haven Tales with the Palace Pets 13th in their "13 Shows For Kids Who Love Princesses" list, writing, "The Palace Pets travel to a magical world and embark on fun, fantasy-filled adventures." [18]

Accolades

List of awards and nominations for Whisker Haven Tales with the Palace Pets
YearAwardCategoryNominee(s)ResultRef.
2016 Young Artist Awards Best Performance in a Voice–Over Role – Young Actress (11 and under)Darielle StewartNominated [19]
Young Entertainer AwardsBest Young Actress – Voice Over RoleHannah SwainWon [20]
Best Young Actress Voice Over Role 12 and underMila BrenerNominated
2017 Kidscreen Awards Best Web/App SeriesWhisker Haven Tales with the Palace PetsNominated [21] [22]

In other media

Books

Video games

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